Add this copy of Native American Architecture to cart. $9.00, poor condition, Sold by Orca Books Cooperative rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Olympia, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Oxford University Press, USA.
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Used-A. Native American Architecture, is the first book-length, fully illustrated study of North American Indian architecture to appear in a century. The product of 15 years of research by an architect and an anthropologist, the book presents the building traditions of the major tribes in nine regional profiles covering the continent--from the huge, plank-house villages of the Northwest Coast to the Moundbuilder towns and temples of the Southeast to the Navajo hogans and adobe Pueblos of the Southwest. This innovative book is far more than a survey of buildings. Its multidisciplinary approach offers a broad, clear view of the Native American world, resulting in a new understanding of the meaning of their buildings and culture. Nabokov and Easton describe how Indian buildings, as a central element of their culture, were the symbolic summation of tribal activity, and how the settlements secured for their inhabitants a sense of 'place' in the environment. Native American architecture, the authors write, must be defined as more than buildings, villages, or camps; the definition must include their use of space, their environment, their social mores, and their religious beliefs. The book thus introduces us to the ancient social customs, economic ways of life, and technological skills of each tribe, emphasizing the major role played by cosmological concepts and ritual life in their architectural systems. Each chapter concludes with an account of traditional Indian building practices under revival or in danger today. A visually exciting book using historical photographs and drawings, architectural renderings, and specially prepared interpretive diagrams which decode the sacred cosmology of the principal housetypes, Native American Architecture is a major contribution to the expanding worldwide interest in vernacular architecture--a milestone in scholarly investigation and cultural reconstruction. This book is very worn and in acceptable condition. Help support Orca Books Cooperative--Olympia's only Co-op Bookstore! Pages crinkled/marked from water damage. Text block is still clear. Some creasing on the cover. Page edges discolored from age and/or sun damage. Pages are dog-earred. Slight fraying to corner edges. Creased spine.
Add this copy of Native American Architecture to cart. $14.99, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Diamond rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Oxford University Press.
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Add this copy of Native American Architecture to cart. $75.73, very good condition, Sold by Hay-on-Wye Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1988 by Oxford University Press, USA.
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Very Good. Dust jacket has light scratches/marks and outer edges have minor scuffs. Hand writing on first page. Reading content is in like new condition. Despatched within 24 hours. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 432 p. Contains: Illustrations.
